Who: 28 year old government employee with a passion for travel.

When: Collected my first frequent flyer mile in May with American and made EXP this month.

How: 95% of my travel is personal. I do have to travel for work sometimes, but being based in Chicago and a government employee, UA has most of the contract routes to my destinations. I hadn't traveled much at all prior to May, but it has always been something I've talked about doing. My New Year'ss resolution was to finally get around to living my life so I bought my first ticket and haven't looked back since. Luckily my job allows me to be pretty flexible with my vacation time, and I've seen a lot of the world this year.

Where: On AA and OW partners I have hit NRT x 3, BKK, LAX, SEA x 2, DFW X 2, ATL, DCA, STL, DCA x 3, MEX, and EZE. Sadly I did have to go to ATH and CDG on AF and DL, but I couldn't pass up those $250 ai fares!

Why: Now that I've figured out how to travel, I don't plan on stopping. I'll be headed back to NRT to visit family a few times in 2010, as well as plans to head to DEL and PVG. Those SWUs will come in handy.

What: Just enjoying traveling and seeing the world.